The document summarizes how each of the 12 apostles of Jesus died as martyrs for their faith. It describes that Matthew was killed by a sword wound in Ethiopia. Mark was dragged through the streets by horses in Alexandria until he died. Luke was hanged in Greece for his preaching. John was boiled in oil but survived and later died peacefully. Peter was crucified upside down in Rome. The other apostles were martyred through various means, including stoning, beating, crucifixion, and other forms of execution.
5. 2. Mark
Died in Alexandria, Egypt, after being
dragged by horses through the streets
until he was dead.
6. 3. Luke
Was hanged in Greece as a result of his
tremendous preaching to the lost.
7. 4. John
Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in
huge basin of boiling oil during a wave
of persecution in Rome. However, he
was miraculously delivered from death.
John was then sentenced to the mines
on the prison Island of Patmos.
8. He wrote his prophetic Book of
Revelation on Patmos. The
apostle John was later freed and
returned to serve as Bishop of
Edessa in modern Turkey. He died
as an old man, the only apostle to
die peacefully.
9. 5. Peter
He was crucified upside down on an x-
shaped cross. According to church tradition
it was because he told his tormentors that
he felt unworthy to die in the same way that
Jesus Christ had died.
10. 6. James
The leader of the church in Jerusalem was
thrown over a hundred feet down from the
southeast pinnacle of the Temple when he
refused to deny his faith in Christ. When
they discovered that he survived the fall, his
enemies beat James to death with a Fuller’s
club.
*This was the same pinnacle where Satan
had taken Jesus during the Temptation.
11. 7. James the Great
Son of Zebedee was a fisherman by trade when Jesus
called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of
the church, James was ultimately beheaded at Jerusalem.
The Roman officer who guarded James watched amazed
as James defended his faith at his trial. Later, the officer
walked beside James to the place of execution. Overcome
by conviction, he declared his new faith to the judge and
knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.
12. 8. Bartholomew
Also known as Nathaniel was a missionary to
Asia. He witnessed for our Lord in present
day Turkey. Bartholomew was martyred for
his preaching in Armenia where he was
flayed to death by a whip.
13. 9. Andrew
Was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras, Greece.
After being whipped severely by seven soldiers they tied
his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony. His
followers reported that, when he was led toward the
cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: ‘I have long
desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been
consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it.’
He continued to preach to his tormentors for two days
until he expired.
14. 10. Thomas
Was stabbed with a spear in India during one
of his missionary trips to establish the
church in the sub-continent.
15. 11. Jude
Was killed with arrows when he
refused to deny his faith in Christ.
16. 12. Matthias
The apostle chosen to replace the
traitor Judas Iscariot was stoned
and then beheaded.
17. Paul
Was tortured and then beheaded by the evil Emperor
Nero at Rome in A.D. 67. Paul endured a lengthy
imprisonment, which allowed him to write his many
epistles to the churches he had formed throughout the
Roman Empire. These letters, which taught many of the
foundational Doctrines of Christianity, form a large
portion of the New Testament.
18. Perhaps this is a reminder to us
That our sufferings here are indeed
minor compared to the intense
persecution and cold cruelty faced by
the apostles and disciples during their
times for the sake of the Faith. ‘And ye
shall be hated of all men for my name's
sake: But he that endureth to the end
shall be saved.’
21. THE (SCIENTIFIC) DEATH OF JESUS
For the next 60 seconds, set aside
whatever You’re doing and take
this opportunity! Let’s see if
Satan can stop this.
22. At the age of 33, Jesus was
condemned to death. At the time
Crucifixion was the “worst” death.
Only the worst Criminals were
condemned to be Crucified. Yet it
was even more dreadful for Jesus,
unlike other criminals condemned to
death by Crucifixion Jesus was to be
nailed to the Cross by his hands and
feet.
23. Each nail was 6 to 8 inches long. The
nails were driven into his wrist. Not
into his palms as is commonly
portrayed. There’s a tendon in the
wrist that extends to the shoulder. The
Roman guards knew that when the nails
were being hammered into the wrist
that tendon would tear and break,
forcing Jesus to use his back muscles to
support him so that He could breath.
24. Both of His feet were nailed together.
Thus He was forced to support himself
on the single nail that impaled his feet
to the cross. Jesus could not support
himself with his legs because of the
pain so He was forced to alternate
between arching his back and using his
legs just to continue to breath. Imagine
the struggle, the pain, the suffering, and
the courage.
25. Jesus endured this reality for over 3
hours. Yes, Over 3 hours! Can you
imagine this kind of suffering? A few
minutes before He died, Jesus stopped
bleeding. He was simply pouring water
from his wounds. From common images
we see wounds to his hands and feet
and even the spear wound to his side.
But do we realize his wounds were
actually made in his body.
26. A hammer driving large nails through the
wrist, the feet overlapped and an even
large nail hammered through the arches,
then a Roman guard piercing his side with
a spear. But before the nails and the spear
Jesus was whipped and beaten. The
whipping was so severe that it tore the
flesh from his body, the beating so horrific
that his face was torn and his beard ripped
from his face, the Crown of thorns cut
deeply into his scalp.
27. Most men would not have survived this
torture. He had no more blood to bleed
out, only water poured from his wounds,
the human adult body contains about
3.5 liters (just less than a gallon) of
blood. Jesus poured all 3.5 liters of his
blood; He had three nails hammered
into his members; a crown of thorns on
his head and, beyond that, a Roman
soldier who stabbed a spear into his
chest.
28. All these without mentioning the humiliation
He suffered after carrying his own cross for
almost 2 kilometers, while the crowd spat in
his face and threw stones (the cross was
almost 30 kg of weight, only for its higher
part, where his hands were nailed). Jesus
had to endure this experience, to open the
Gates of Heaven, so that you can have free
access to God, so that your sins could be
“washed away”. All of them, with no
exception! Don’t ignore this situation.
29. JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR YOU!
He died for you! It is easy to pass jokes or
foolish photos by e-mail, but when it comes to
God, sometimes you feel ashamed to forward
to others because you are worried of what they
may think about you. God has plans for you;
show all your friends what He experienced to
save you. Now think about this! May God bless
your Life! 60 Seconds with God. For the next 60
seconds, set aside what you’re doing and take
this opportunity! Let’s see if Satan can stop
this. All you have to do is:
30. 1. Simply Pray for the person who
sent this message to You.
2. Then, Send this message to
people, the more the better.
3. People will Pray for you and you
will make that many people pray to
God for other people.
4. Take a moment to appreciate the
power of God in your life, for doing
what pleases Him.
31. If you are not ashamed to do this,
please, follow Jesus’ instructions. He
said (Matthew 10:32 & 33):
“Everyone therefore who
acknowledges me before others, I
also will acknowledge before My
Father in heaven; but whosoever
denies Me before others, I also will
deny before My Father in heaven”.
32. “Yes, I love God. He is my source of life and
my Savior. He keeps me alive day and night.
Without Him, I am nothing, but with Him I
can do all things through Him who
strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13.
This is the simple proof. If you love God and
you are a believer and trust in salvation
through Christ Jesus, send this to all those
you love.
33. “Some people spend an entire
lifetime wondering if they made a
difference in the world. But, the
Marines don’t have that problem.”
“If we ever forget that we’re One
Nation Under God, then we will be a
nation gone under.” -- Ronald
Reagan
